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June 2, 2020
A photograph of the damage inside the Dakota County courthouse after two suspects allegedly threw Molotov cocktails into the building in the aftermath

Charges: Men threw Molotov cocktails into Dakota County courthouse during riots

The case marks the second set of federal charges related to the riots in Twin Cities.
South Metro
May 30, 2020

Out with the garbage and in with development of the Freeway Landfill, Burnsville officials say

Transferring huge mound of trash would clear the way for riverfront project.
South Metro
May 30, 2020
People surveyed the damage along Lake St. near S. 27th Ave. in Minneapolis on Saturday morning.

Suburbs across Twin Cities joined St. Paul, Minneapolis in ordering weekend curfews

The curfews began at 8 p.m. Friday and extend till either Sunday or early Monday.
South Metro
May 28, 2020
Looking east down Southview Boulevard, one of the main streets in South St. Paul.

South St. Paul gets tough on stockyard stench after complaints by home-bound residents

The amended ordinance targets odor generators who don't cooperate with the city.
Local
May 26, 2020
Mystic Lake Casino in Shakopee in a March 7, 2019 file photo

Minnesota casinos begin to reopen with safeguards in place

Mystic Lake welcomes guests, masks required.
South Metro
May 23, 2020

Twin Cities metro police blotter, May 24

Local
May 19, 2020
Chaska Super 8 general manager Sana Cheema (right) collected donated food from Chick-fil-A and Little Caesars from Martha Brannon of His House Foundat

Metro counties have spent roughly $5 million to rent hotel rooms as emergency shelters

Contracts and invoices obtained through public records requests show a county-by-county patchwork of efforts to find and pay for lodging, transportation, food and other services for hundreds of unsheltered people in the seven-county metro, all within a matter of weeks.
South Metro
May 16, 2020

Twin Cities metro police blotter, May 17

South Metro
May 15, 2020

Former Mendota church employee who stole $33K gets probation, jail term.

Christopher Paul Seiple must also repay the money he stole, and then some.
South Metro
May 13, 2020

Driver charged with killing pedestrian in Bloomington in December

The Burnsville man showed signs of impairment, the charges said, and had a breath test at the scene that registered a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.129 percent.
Local
May 10, 2020

Some person-to-person public services resuming in county bordering Twin Cities

Not all services will be available starting Monday, including public access to jail.
South Metro
May 9, 2020

Twin Cities metro police blotter, May 10

Local
May 9, 2020
Grant, a bull moose orphaned along with his sister Marais in northern Minnesota five years ago, get s visit from zookeeper Amber Dunaway, front, and D

Minnesota Zoo lays off 48, but preparing to reopen

The Apple Valley zoo is requesting a $6 million emergency state subsidy to stay afloat.
South Metro
May 7, 2020

Northfield officer hurt in crash while responding to emergency call

The officer was treated at a hospital and released. The State Patrol is investigating.
South Metro
May 7, 2020
Northfield firefighter Mike Kruse is retiring after 47 years, a man so dedicated to his profession that he made the upstairs sleeper suite of the fire

A national rarity: Northfield firefighter retires after living at firehouse for 47 years

In what might be a national longevity record, Mike Kruse is retiring and moving out of the cozy confines above his pumper truck after 47 years.
South Metro
May 2, 2020

Twin Cities metro police blotter, May 3

South Metro
April 30, 2020

Man fatally pinned operating heavy equipment near stores in Champlin

The 43-year-old from Prior Lake was clearing brush working alone, police said.
South Metro
April 29, 2020

Youth wrestling coach charged with sexually assaulting girl in Eden Prairie

Mustafa Shabazz, a former high school assistant, has a history of inappropriate conduct with underage girls, authorities allege.
South Metro
April 28, 2020

Woman dies in head-on crash on Hwy. 13 in Scott County

The crash happened Monday about 7:20 a.m. at 240th Street
South Metro
April 28, 2020
Population growth and farming in parts of Dakota County are already affecting the water table, local projections show. Above, Judy Yang harvested gree

Dakota County pushes back on fresh attempt to ship groundwater to Southwest

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News coverage of the Twin Cities southern suburbs, including Apple Valley, Bloomington, Burnsville, Eagan, Lakeville, Mendota Heights and Shakopee.